What is an electric car?
In the eyes of traditional car companies, it is an electric drive Camry, Haval H6, that is, we have seen with our own eyes, BAIC, Geely and Hongqi and other brands of online car, these models are just a change in power, and even 400 kilometers of endurance is enough.
In the mouth of the new car-making forces, it is a brand new species, electric drive is only the foundation, more importantly, the electrification and intelligence of the whole vehicle, is a new pure electric platform, is the wheelbase and body interior space of the level, and is the future-oriented OTA upgrade iteration.
Only a few years of development, driven by the new car-making forces, traditional car companies have also given up the "oil to electricity" of patching up the seams for another three years, and have successively launched new platforms and product series, with Volkswagen's MEB platform and ID. series as representative works.
Honda, which has shrunk its front in the global market and cut its models, finally launched the e:N pure electric brand in China after the small car "Honda e", and launched the first new pure electric model, which is Dongfeng Honda's e:NS1, and we also booked it at the first time of pre-sale.
After completing the vehicle configuration of the Mini Program and paying the intention to complete the reservation, a manufacturer with a area code of 027 called to confirm the information, followed by a call from the local 4S store in Guangzhou, which required me to provide order information for system entry, they did not receive the relevant information of the order, only contact information.
However, we eventually canceled the order for this Honda pure electric SUV.
By comparing the data of Japan's new generation Ofints and e:NS1, e:NS1 is actually a model with the same platform as the new Binzhi. In addition to the enclosed front face of the electric car, a super-sized vertical central control screen exclusive to the Chinese market and the electronic buttons of the central armrest, the two models are almost identical from the appearance to the interior.
Believe it or not, Honda says this is an "e:N Architecture F" model built with a smart and efficient pure electric architecture, but it is not produced by a pure electric exclusive platform.
This is expected to be the e:NS1 of China's exclusive model, which is Honda's localization solution for the Chinese auto market, which is also the fastest and most realistic way for Honda to keep up with the pace of the Chinese market.
Off-topic, in the North American market, based on GM's new pure electric platform - Ultium Aotene, Honda will work with GM to develop new pure electric vehicles under the Honda and Acura brands, which may not be available in the Chinese market.
The topic of electric vehicles is more safety, mileage and intelligent central control screen, for this e:NS1, these three contents are at the level above the pass line.
However, an electric car worth buying, we would prefer it to be a pure electric platform model, not only because its electrification design is more in line with the actual model, but also because of its over-the-top interior space, which is not achievable by an e:NS1.
In addition to this, there is also a discussion about the location of the charging port of the electric vehicle, is it more convenient to place it in front of the body or in the rear? This e:NS1 is placed directly in front of the vehicle, which is a design full of history for electric vehicles.
This also became the last straw, determined to cancel the order. When a large charging cover is slowly raised, there is no other design that is more "historic" than this charging port.
Honda's "Honda e" and Nissan's Leaf, the charging port is the same as this ·e:NS1, set directly in front of the vehicle.
From Toyota's just-pre-sold bZ4X to Nissan's upcoming Ariya, the Japanese car company's new pure electric vehicle has uniformly designed the charging port of the electric vehicle on the left and right sides of the front of the vehicle.
Honda mentioned the Chinese elements of the e:NS1 in the press conference, perhaps more just to say that this is a model exclusive to the Chinese market, rather than a model tailored for the Chinese market.
Perhaps this is the characteristic design of Japanese cars, but it also means that this e: NS1 is just the Sinicization of the system behind the central control screen, in addition, it is an original Japanese car, simple as the steering wheel button layout is also adapted to the Japanese right-hand drive design.
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